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Pontypridd was home to the eccentric Dr William Price who performed the first modern cremation in the United Kingdom. Pontypridd hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1893 and will host the 2024 Eisteddfod.
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Pontypridd is the gateway to South Wales’ iconic Rhondda Valleys and a home to poets, singers, and composers for generations. Ponty, as it’s affectionately known by locals, is a must-visit town to get to know the unique and welcoming character of the Welsh. Gareth Potter's guide to Pontypridd. Bards, singers, and icons.
Pontypridd is a town in Rhondda Cynon Taff, or Glamorgan. It sits at the confluence of the Taff and Rhondda rivers. The name Pontypridd was adopted in 1856 at the behest of Mr Charles Bassett who was the founder member of the Pontypridd Market Company. Up until that time the town had been known as Newbridge.
Pontypridd, industrial town, Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated at the confluence of the Rivers Rhondda and Taff. Pontypridd is a shopping centre for the Rhondda and middle Taff valleys.
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Pontypridd lies at the point where the Taff and Rhondda rivers meet. The town grew and prospered from the mid-19th century onwards as the market town for the surrounding valleys, while these places yielded their rich reserves of coal. INTRODUCTION.
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